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Well I am lucky enough to be going out of the country for a week and my EQ bulk just started pinning 3 days ago. I have gone from 50 pins to over 125 pins in just one night. Now I leave for vacation on May 21st and return on May 28th.

Assuming my shrooms are not ready for harvesting before then, what will happen to these shrooms if they are not picked at the right time? Will they simply keep growing for the week I'm gone or wither away and rot?

I am using the double tub tek by eatyualive and it's working wonders. My in-law will be here so no throwing the casing in the fridge.

At the rate these things are going I'm afraid that the best time to pick these bad boys will be when I'm gone. I have no one else to rely on to do the harvest for me.

Thanks for the reply Deepman. I guess my concern will be if they are close to maturing before I leave. I have a feeling that I'll come home to some seriously large fruits, but again I'm not sure. Again, I'm using the double tub tek, so no intervention is required on my part except to case and in between harvests.

Well, when I left for my trip I made sure there were only pins and not maturing mushrooms; I'm pretty sure they'd have survived two more days, but I wouldn't let an already maturing mushi for a week all alone... If you have them already somewhat developed maybe you should harvest, even if it isn't optimal, what can you do... I don't know, just my .02

It's a good think you're using a double tub, no probs with humidity, that "dried" to stroma two of my casings

How are those Double Tubs working out for you?? I just started one and the mycelium is ripping through the tub 3 days later. How long did it take yours to get to pinning?? I'm hoping not to case for the first harvest.

How are those Double Tubs working out for you?? I just started one and the mycelium is ripping through the tub 3 days later. How long did it take yours to get to pinning?? I'm hoping not to case for the first harvest.

Good luck with your project

Hope you come back to something nice.

Sam

Hey Sam. The double tub is working awesome for me! I wish I had more information for you on the progress, but I didn't start the double tubs until 3 days into fruiting.

I can tell you that my bulk casing started to pin 3 days after I started using the double tub, so air exchange is definitely working correctly. I have done NOTHING to them since I started. Let me repeat that, I have done NOTHING to them since I started.

My pin count has gone from 50 last night, to over 125 counted 6 hours ago, and more are growing. I did make the mistake of not covering the sides at first, so about 35% are growing from the sides.

I love this tek. If I would have known about it before, I would have never looked back.

I am currently doing a similar tek with a single tub. The tub is fairly large. I spawned PR to horse manure, allowed it to fully colonize, and I just cased it tonight. I took the lid of the tub, cut out a large square hole and taped clear plastic for light penetration. 8, 1 1/2 inch holes are drilled for CO2 expulsion and air exchange. The holes for the CO2 expulsion are drilled approximately 1/2 above the casing layer, while the holes for the air exchange are 1/2 from the top rim.

All in all there is about 10 inches of head room for air exchange and mushroom growth, but it might be more.

I figured I'd post some pictures, in case anyone is interested in my current setup.

Here you go:

Large container using single tub tekInside of container

Double tub tek using small containers

My current and still going pinset

Okay, now I know this is not a high tech setup. My pinset isn't picture perfect. Let me say that I made the mistake, which I will never do again, of having an uneven substrate. I did not take the time to make sure everything was level before I closed the hatch.

The next time I do this I will make damn sure everything is level and have an awesome pinset. Again, I have done nothing to this container since I set it. No fanning, no misting, nothing. Well, I'm giving it light in a well ventilated room, but that's it. The light is coming from the closed shades in the bathroom, so it's not like I'm actually turning something on.

That's pretty sweet dude. You've got a bunch of nifty set-ups there. You said that you don't do anything after you set it in there? Sounds like a sweet deal, nice work.

P.S. Good photos, good luck with your mushies!

--------------------“Oh, what a love it was, utterly free, unique, like nothing else on earth! Their thoughts were like other people's songs.

They loved each other, not driven by necessity, by the "blaze of passion" often falsely ascribed to love. They loved each other because everything around them willed it, the trees and the clouds and the sky over their heads and the earth under their feet. Perhaps their surrounding world, the strangers they met in the street, the wide expanses they saw on their walks, the rooms in which they lived or met, took more delight in their love than they themselves did.”

Oh, I forgot to ask, which tek's are you using for the double tub set-up, and also what tek for the large single tub set-up. Thanks.

--------------------“Oh, what a love it was, utterly free, unique, like nothing else on earth! Their thoughts were like other people's songs.

They loved each other, not driven by necessity, by the "blaze of passion" often falsely ascribed to love. They loved each other because everything around them willed it, the trees and the clouds and the sky over their heads and the earth under their feet. Perhaps their surrounding world, the strangers they met in the street, the wide expanses they saw on their walks, the rooms in which they lived or met, took more delight in their love than they themselves did.”

Quote:stzacrack said:Oh, I forgot to ask, which tek's are you using for the double tub set-up, and also what tek for the large single tub set-up. Thanks.

Both teks can be found here. I warn you though, there is a lot of reading to be had on this thread. Pay particular attention to replies from Iamthewalrus, as I believe he is the one who went forward on the single tub thing.

Well, there you have it. If you want simplicity, use the double tub tek. I you want to have something more high tech, but produces the same results, look elsewhere.

Sometimes the answers to your questions are so small that you can't even see them. The double tub tek, was the answer for me. It's still a work in progress, so I'll keep you all updated.

--------------------“Oh, what a love it was, utterly free, unique, like nothing else on earth! Their thoughts were like other people's songs.

They loved each other, not driven by necessity, by the "blaze of passion" often falsely ascribed to love. They loved each other because everything around them willed it, the trees and the clouds and the sky over their heads and the earth under their feet. Perhaps their surrounding world, the strangers they met in the street, the wide expanses they saw on their walks, the rooms in which they lived or met, took more delight in their love than they themselves did.”

Ohhh, polyfil, sorry, all it took was a little reading! :shakes head in disgust:

--------------------“Oh, what a love it was, utterly free, unique, like nothing else on earth! Their thoughts were like other people's songs.

They loved each other, not driven by necessity, by the "blaze of passion" often falsely ascribed to love. They loved each other because everything around them willed it, the trees and the clouds and the sky over their heads and the earth under their feet. Perhaps their surrounding world, the strangers they met in the street, the wide expanses they saw on their walks, the rooms in which they lived or met, took more delight in their love than they themselves did.”